Chinoiserie Through a Feminist Lens

Met Museum curator Iris Moon dismantles misconceptions of vanity and frivolity within the porcelain craft in the upcoming exhibition Monstrous Beauty.

Chinoiserie Through a Feminist Lens
Doccia Porcelain Manufactory (Italian, 1737–1896), two sweetmeat dishes (c. 1750–60) (© The Metropolitan Museum of Art)